Look on eBay for "deerskin hide" or "deerskin hides" (in the Advanced Search as PHRASE)and you'll find quite a few.

I've also seen whole animal skins (calfskin, I think) in craft stores. Also check at Tandy site below... they specialize in leatherwork supplies of all sorts.

Here is a link that might be useful: Tandy Leather Homesite

Denver Fabrics has several types of hides check out their things, I purchased small scraps of some and they were so soft and felt great, and not too hard to sew. rene

Here is a link that might be useful: Denver Fabrics, leathers